How to Breathe Underwater |
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Author:
| Orringer, Julie |
ISBN: | 978-0-670-91457-9 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2004 |
Publisher: | Penguin Books, Limited
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Imprint: | Viking |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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The instructor begins the countdown. i grip the bench. The flippers on my feet are cold and awkward. Somewhere at the other end of the pool, my brother Sage is watching. 'Go!' cries the instructor, and i push back off the bench. There is a whirling moment as the high-up natatorium ceiling flies by, and then i plunge backward into the cold shock of water and sink almost immediately. My arms and legs go numb with panic, and my mouth fills with the bleach-taste of pool water. it feels...
More DescriptionThe instructor begins the countdown. i grip the bench. The flippers on my feet are cold and awkward. Somewhere at the other end of the pool, my brother Sage is watching. 'Go!' cries the instructor, and i push back off the bench. There is a whirling moment as the high-up natatorium ceiling flies by, and then i plunge backward into the cold shock of water and sink almost immediately. My arms and legs go numb with panic, and my mouth fills with the bleach-taste of pool water. it feels like i'm going down to that place where i was before, the cold dark pond on that November night . . .